June 8, 2017August 24, 2022
Omadacycline Shows Punch Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Studies Indicate

The antibiotic omadacycline has displayed an ability to fight treatment-resistant respiratory, skin and urinary-tract bacteria in preclinical-trial studies, according to its maker, ... Read more
June 6, 2017June 6, 2017
Salvecin and Antibiotics Combo Eradicates Pneumonia Better Than Antibiotics Alone, Phase 2a Trial Shows

A combination of Salvecin (AR-301) and antibiotics eradicated ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) better than antibiotics alone, according to a Phase ... Read more
June 1, 2017June 1, 2017
PPV23 Vaccine’s Effectiveness Against Community-acquired Pneumonia Not Yet Consistent, Researchers Say

The PPV23 vaccine, designed to protect against community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is not uniformly effective among the general ... Read more
May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Triple-Antibiotic Combos Eliminate Two Treatment-Resistant Bacteria

A combination of three antibiotics can eradicate two of today’s six most treatment-resistant bacteria, according to researchers at the State University ... Read more
May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Adapting Safety, Hygiene Protocols Prevents Pneumonia, Other Ventilator-Associated Illnesses in Hospital ICUs

A new study urges hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to adopt safety and hygiene protocols to reduce the occurrence of ... Read more
May 23, 2017May 23, 2017
Initial Antibiotic Treatment Fails in Nearly One in Four Pneumonia Patients, Study Finds

An initial antibiotics regimen fails to cure pneumonia in one in four patients who acquire the disease outside hospitals and ... Read more
May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Memory T-Cells Contribute to Body’s Naturally Acquired Immunity Against Pneumonia During Childhood, Study Suggests

A key immune system component called memory T-cells contributes to the naturally occurring protection against pneumonia-causing bacteria that the body develops ... Read more
May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
Risk of Heart Attack Increases 17 Times in Week Following Respiratory Infection

The risk of having a heart attack increases 17 times in the seven days after a respiratory infection, including pneumonia, ... Read more
May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
Respiratory Disease App to Be Evaluated by Doctors Without Borders in Low-income Rural Areas

Doctors Without Borders will conduct a clinical study on ResApp Health‘s respiratory disease app ResAppDx in a lower-income rural setting, the ... Read more
May 9, 2017May 9, 2017
PaxVax Updating 30-Year-Old Vaccine Against Pneumonia Virus That Can Hit Military Recruits

PaxVax is modernizing a pneumonia virus vaccine that hasn’t been updated in 30 years, partly to help protect military recruits. Because ... Read more
May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
T-Follicular Helper Cells Critical in Protecting Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Australian Study Shows

T-follicular helper cells generate antibodies that prevent people from getting pneumococcal pneumonia, according to a Australian study whose findings offer important ... Read more
May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
Penicillin-G/V May Reduce Pneumonia Severity and Mortality, Study Suggests

Patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and treated with penicillin-G/V had less severe pneumonia than patients treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics or ... Read more

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Cracking Genome of Feared Pneumonia Bacteria Allows Researchers to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

In an attempt to beat the superbug Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacteria that causes life-threatening pneumonia resistant to antibiotics, researchers have decoded the bacteria’s entire genome, identifying the regions responsible for antibiotic resistance. ... Read more

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Certain Interstitial Pneumonitis Patients May Be Diagnosed, Managed with Computed Tomography

Computed tomography (CT) is an appropriate method to diagnose chemotherapy-induced interstitial pneumonitis (CIIP) and to follow the pulmonary abnormalities of these patients when they discontinue chemotherapy, according to researchers at Cheongju ... Read more

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016

Knowledge of Pneumonia Is Poor in West African Country of Ghana, Researchers Find

Parents of toddlers in Ghana in West Africa know little about the signs and symptoms of pneumonia nor how to best provide care for a sick child, researchers from the Ghana ... Read more

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016

Antipsychotics, an Alzheimer’s Treatment, Linked to Increased Risk of Pneumonia

Antipsychotic drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in patients, according to the results of new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The risk ... Read more

August 30, 2016

Osteopathic Manipulation Reduces Hospital Stay, Mortality Rates in Older Pneumonia Patients, Study Finds

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for pneumonia reduced the length of hospital stays in adults aged 50 to 74 and lowered in-hospital mortality rates for patients 75 years and older, according to ... Read more

August 29, 2016

Less than Half of ICU Patients with Suspected Pneumonia Are Tested for Virus Infections, Dutch Researchers Find

Researchers investigated the clinical practices of testing for respiratory virus infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) or hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and found that fewer than ... Read more

August 26, 2016

Rare Pneumonia Linked to Long-Term Use of Petroleum-Based Remedy

Patients commonly use petroleum-based over the counter remedies to alleviate symptoms of rhinitis. But such medicines carry risks of often under-appreciated side effects. In a recent report, researchers described a case in ... Read more

August 24, 2016August 24, 2016

Blood Marker for Bacterial Infections, Like Pneumonia, May Lead to Diagnostic Test

A team led by researchers at Imperial College London have identified two genes that are activated only in the presence of bacterial infection. This finding may lead to the development of a ... Read more

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016

Cough App That Diagnoses Pneumonia, Other Respiratory Diseases to Be Tested in US

Perth-based Resapp Health, the company that developed an innovative cough-interpreting smartphone app that diagnoses certain respiratory diseases such as pneumonia better than a stethoscope, aims to repeat the success of its West ... Read more

August 22, 2016

Study Examines Pneumonia Hospitalizations in Scotland After PCV Immunization

Researchers in Scotland have found that health care planners cannot predict indirect pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) vaccine impacts on hospitalizations rates. According to the study, invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance across all age groups is ... Read more

August 19, 2016

2 Case Studies of Pneumonia with Complications Shed Light on Lung-Dominant Connective Tissue Disorder

Lung-dominant connective tissue disorders (LD-CTDs) are often associated with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) such as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) or usual interstitial pneumonia. In a recently published study, researchers at the University of ... Read more

August 18, 2016

Super Vaccine in Development to Fight All Strains of Pneumococcal Disease

Researchers are developing a new super vaccine called G-PN that is powerful enough to battle all 90 known strains of pneumococcal disease, a bacterial infection that can lead to pneumonia and other diseases. ... Read more

Omadacycline Shows Punch Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Studies Indicate

Salvecin and Antibiotics Combo Eradicates Pneumonia Better Than Antibiotics Alone, Phase 2a Trial Shows

PPV23 Vaccine’s Effectiveness Against Community-acquired Pneumonia Not Yet Consistent, Researchers Say

Triple-Antibiotic Combos Eliminate Two Treatment-Resistant Bacteria

Adapting Safety, Hygiene Protocols Prevents Pneumonia, Other Ventilator-Associated Illnesses in Hospital ICUs

Initial Antibiotic Treatment Fails in Nearly One in Four Pneumonia Patients, Study Finds

Memory T-Cells Contribute to Body’s Naturally Acquired Immunity Against Pneumonia During Childhood, Study Suggests

Risk of Heart Attack Increases 17 Times in Week Following Respiratory Infection

Respiratory Disease App to Be Evaluated by Doctors Without Borders in Low-income Rural Areas

PaxVax Updating 30-Year-Old Vaccine Against Pneumonia Virus That Can Hit Military Recruits

T-Follicular Helper Cells Critical in Protecting Against Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Australian Study Shows

Penicillin-G/V May Reduce Pneumonia Severity and Mortality, Study Suggests